24 MAY 1957, page 14

The Casement Diaries Sir,—in Referring To Yet Another...

of the alleged Casement diary, Pharos has stated (May 3) that in his opinion it was written by an insane man and that it is 'barely credible that Case- ment could have been that......

Sir,—qt Is Permissible To Argue That A Parent Has As

much right to buy a good education for his children as to buy them a television set, and that the aim is both worthy and in the public interest.' So Mr. Maude in your last......

Mr. Churchill And The Press Council

SIR,—Sir Linton Andrews in the course of a dis- cursive letter to the Spectator makes a number of points, only one of which I feel it necessary to challenge. Sir Linton states......

Easter Morning Sir,—surgeon Is Wrong In Interpreting The...

'marvelled if' as implying that Pilate was filled with an almost incredulous astonishment. The Greek does not suggest this, and can quite well be trans- lated by the modern......

The Partition Of Ireland

SIR,—May I comment on two statements made or quoted by Miss Buckley? The first of these is that 'Catholic Nationalists have no power even locally' (my italics) and 'in......

Sir,—mr. Angus Maude Has Skirted Round The Most Valuable...

of the public schools—their free- dom and independence from the Slate system. Any legislation which brought a loss of independence could not possibly be supported by a Tory......

Qchools Tomorrow Sir,—in Your Editorial 'schools...

it has now become obvious 'that the 11-plus. idea [my italics] was bad in principle and is rapidly be- coming unworkable in practice.' This statement seems to me to imply that......

Sir,—i Was Very Interested In The Series Of Articles On

education, partly because I attend a public school, but mainly because I feel that education is the basis of , society, and if we wish to change that society we must first......